Growth Metrics

Avery Dennison (AVY) Return on Capital Employed (2016 - 2026)

Avery Dennison has reported Return on Capital Employed over the past 16 years, most recently at 18.18% for Q4 2025.

  • Quarterly Return on Capital Employed fell 186.0% to 18.18% in Q4 2025 from the year-ago period, while the trailing twelve-month figure was 18.18% through Dec 2025, down 186.0% year-over-year, with the annual reading at 18.89% for FY2025, 160.0% down from the prior year.
  • Return on Capital Employed was 18.18% for Q4 2025 at Avery Dennison, down from 18.92% in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, Return on Capital Employed peaked at 31.67% in Q3 2021 and troughed at 16.29% in Q3 2023.
  • The 5-year median for Return on Capital Employed is 20.77% (2024), against an average of 22.75%.
  • Year-over-year, Return on Capital Employed skyrocketed 1226bps in 2021 and then tumbled -1121bps in 2023.
  • A 5-year view of Return on Capital Employed shows it stood at 30.15% in 2021, then plummeted by -31bps to 20.66% in 2022, then dropped by -15bps to 17.61% in 2023, then increased by 14bps to 20.04% in 2024, then decreased by -9bps to 18.18% in 2025.
  • Per Business Quant, the three most recent readings for AVY's Return on Capital Employed are 18.18% (Q4 2025), 18.92% (Q3 2025), and 20.76% (Q2 2025).